The central objectives of the major in finance are to develop students' critical and analytical skills and to enable them to apply these skills effectively in identifying and solving problems in the area of finance. A second program objective is to foster within the student awareness of values and moral issues in modern finance.

Finance, a program in the?Business Group, is accredited by?the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a leading specialized acceditation association for business education.